League Play-Off

Kenitra Complèxe
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wajih Ghayour kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes, Aksim Mahdoufi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kenitra and the Taroudant Stade players grew even worse after the yellow card. Badis Benzoukan's late challenge caught a Kenitra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Badis Benzoukan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th match minute, Taroudant Stade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Badis Benzoukan to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute, Murad Chihi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Murad Chihi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Tijani Chippo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Youssef Bistara in the 16th minute of play forced Kenitra's goalkeeper Youssef Abdelghani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Murad Chihi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Tijani Chippo made a huge save. In the 21st minute of the match, Saif Diane tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tijani Chippo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Tijani El Asmar kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saif Diane in the 28th minute of play forced Taroudant Stade's goalkeeper Tijani Chippo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Youssef Abdelghani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wajih Ghayour in the 30th minute of play. Taroudant Stade's Tijani Chippo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saif Diane in the 34th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Saif Diane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tijani Chippo was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 41st minute, Saif Diane got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Murad Chihi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Tijani Chippo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Saif Diane to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Taroudant Stade's goal looked a bit too open when Murad Chihi came free, but Tijani Chippo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Saif Diane during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, Kenitra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saif Diane to maneuver through the defense. Tijani Chippo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murad Chihi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the game, Taroudant Stade's Youssef Bistara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Youssef Abdelghani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. With his leg Youssef Abdelghani managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when Taroudant Stade's Youssef Bistara fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Kenitra's Murad Chihi in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Taroudant Stade's goalie prevented a goal. In the 70th match minute, Taroudant Stade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asfru Loutfi to maneuver through the defense. Winaruz Falah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Abdelghani having to interfere. Tijani Chippo came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Kenitra's Saif Diane. But to his dismay, Saif Diane quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Youssef Bistara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taroudant Stade's supporters rose to their feet, but Youssef Bistara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Youssef Abdelghani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Saif Diane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Tijani Chippo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.